Actress Diane Keaton doesn’t seem to be playing to type these days. The serial home renovator with a passion for preservation has bought a house in Pacific Palisades that is practically new.
Plus, the 2009 home is Cape Cod-influenced rather than the older Spanish style that Keaton frequently favors. Her 2007 art and architecture book “California Romantica: Spanish Colonial and Mission-Style Houses” looked at the features of that style.
The 7,800-square-foot house she just purchased for $5.6 million includes a family room, a temperature-controlled wine room, a theater, a gym, two wet bars, an ocean-view roof deck, six bedrooms and nine bathrooms on three levels. Among outdoor amenities are a swimming pool with spa, an outside living room and a fireplace.
Keaton, 66, won an Oscar as best actress for “Annie Hall” (1977). This year she stars in the films “Darling Companion” and “The Wedding,” due for October release. “Diane Keaton: House,” a book about buildings repurposed as residences, will be out this fall.
The Pacific Palisades property came on the market in March at $5.75 million.
David Kelmenson of Sotheby’s Pacific Palisades office was the listing agent. Aileen Comora and Paul Lester of the Agency in Beverly Hills represented Keaton.
‘HOUSEWIVES’ WRITER BUYS UNIT
Alex Baskin, a producer and writer for “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” has bought a condominium unit in the Beverly Grove area for $719,000.
The two-bedroom, 21/2-bathroom unit includes a den, dining area, fireplace and living room in 1,552 square feet. The building features a rooftop sun deck, a controlled-access elevator and a central courtyard.
Baskin also is producing the new series “Beverly Hills Nannies,” set to air July 11.
Public records show that the condo last sold in 2005 for $814,000.
Jeffrey J. Hobgood of Sotheby’s International Realty handled both sides of the transaction.
BACHELOR PAD IS SOLD BEFORE VOWS
Making it just under the wire for his marriage to actress Drew Barrymore, art consultant William Kopelman sold his bachelor pad in West Hollywood for $885,000.
Built in 2004, the two-bedroom, two-bathroom home had been featured five years ago in Elle Decor. The 1,548 square feet of loft space includes an upper-level office looking down on the double-height living room, white high-gloss floors and lacquer cabinetry, a built-in bar that closes up inside a wall and large windows.
Public records show Kopelman, the son of Chanel’s Arie Kopelman, bought the property in 2004 for $755,000.
Kopelman closed escrow the day before his June wedding at Barrymore’s Montecito home. The buyer was Jason Ehrenpreis, a commercial real estate broker.
Barry Fox of Sotheby’s International Realty was the listing agent. Ron de Salvo of Coldwell Banker represented the buyer.